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Common Pauraque
Annika Lindqvist, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Nightjars, potoos & oilbird

Common Pauraque

Nyctidromus albicollis (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishCommon Pauraque
DutchPauraque
SpanishChotacabras pauraque
Chinese帕拉夜鹰
Scientific nameNyctidromus albicollis (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)

About this species

The pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis) – also called the common pauraque to distinguish it from similar species – is a nightjar species, one of two birds in the genus Nyctidromus. It breeds in the subtropical and tropical regions of the New World, and except for northernmost birds it is largely resident all year round.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCaprimulgiformes
FamilyCaprimulgidae
GenusNyctidromus

In Suriname

635Records in Suriname
27iNaturalist observations
1848First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini374
  • Para83
  • Commewijne47
  • Brokopondo16
  • Nickerie12
  • Paramaribo10
  • Marowijne7
  • Wanica5
  • Saramacca2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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